Ironing-board.



G. WYNDER.

. IRONING BOARD. APPLICATION FILED MAY 4,.1909.

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G. WYNDER IRONING BOARD.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 4, 1909.

950,087 Patented Feb. 22, 1916.

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GEORGE VTYNLDER, OF PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-THIRD TO ENOUSWYNDER, 0F PENSACOLA, FLORIDA.

IRONING-BOARD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 22, 1910.

Application filed May 4, 1909. Serial No. 493,813.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE WYNDER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Pensacola, in the county of Escambia and State of Florida,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ironing-Boards, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to ironing boards and has for its object toprovide a comparatively simple device of this character in which theboard is rigidly supported in a horizontal plane during the ironingoperation.

A further object of the invention is to provide an ironing boardincluding a stand adapted to support one end of the board and providedwith a longitudinally disposed brace or tongue extending beneath theupper end of the board for engagement with the'floor or other suitablesupport, thereby to prevent accidental tilting of the board when adownward pressure is exerted thereon.

A still further object of the invention is generally to improve thisclass of devices so as to increase their utility, durability, andefficiency.

Further objects and advantages will appear in the following description,it being understood that various changes in form, proportions, and minordetails of construction may be resorted to within the scope of theappended claims.

For a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereof andalso to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction, reference isto be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, inwhich:

Figure l is a perspective view of an ironing board constructed inaccordance with my invention; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of a side ofthe same; Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view; Fig. 4 is a rearelevation.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followin descriptionand indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same referencecharacters.

The improved ironing board forming the subject matter of the presentinvention comprises a stand or support including front and rear sections5 and 6, the rear section 6 being formed of spaced uprights connected bytransverse bars 7 and 8, and the front section 5 being of less widththan the rear section and connected with the latter by side braces orbars 9 thereby to form a rigid support for the ironing board indicatedat 10.

The intermediate portion of the board 10 rests on the top 11 of thefront frame section while the rear end of the board is interposedbetween the top transverse bar 7 of the rear frame section, and areinforcing rod 12 connecting the uprights of the rear frame section, asshown.

Secured in any suitable manner to the uprights of the front and rearsections of the stand are inclined bars 13, the free ends of which areprojected laterally and clownwardly beyond the rear section 6 and areprovided with inclined terminals adapted to bear against a floor orother suitable support thereby to prevent a rearward tilting movement ofthe stand.

The forward stand section 5 is reinforced and strengthened by theprovision of a vertical bar 14 having its lower end bifurcated toreceive the intermediate portion of a longitudinally disposed detachablebrace or tongue 15. The rear end of the brace or tongue 15 is extendedlongitudinally beyond the rear stand section 6 and is provided with arecess 16 adapted to receive the lower transverse bar 8, there beingsuitable lugs or brackets 17 extending vertically from the upper face ofthe bar 8 and disposed in alinement with the bifurcated portion of thebar 14: so as to center the brace or tongue 15 on the stand. The forwardend of the brace or tongue 15 extends beneath the free end of theironing board 10 and is adapted to rest upon the floor or other suitablesupport so as to prevent accidental tilting of the ironing board when adownward pressure is exerted thereon, as in the act of ironing.

The ironing board 10 may merely rest on the top of the front section 5,but it is preferred to rigidly secure the board on the stand, and forthis purpose there is provided one or more clamping bolts 18 whichextend through the board and top 11 of the front section 5 with theirheads countersunk so as to. present a smooth unobstructed surface whenironing or pressing clothes or the like. The rear end of the board isalso preferably secured to the stand by a single fastening device orbolt 19 which pierces the upper transverse bar 7 If desired, however,the bolts may be dispensed with and the board retained in position onthe stand by nails, screws, or other fastening means. One or more tierods 20 form a connection between the front and rear sections of thestand in order to reinforce and strengthen the same. Thus it will beseen that the free end of the board is unobstructed and in convenientposition to facilitate the ironing of clothes while any downwardpressure exerted on the board during the ironing operation will besustainedby the brace or tongue 15, thereby to rigidly sup ort the boardin a horizontal plane and e ectually prevent accidental tilting movementthereof. The ironing boards may be made in different sizes and shapesand the front and rear sections, instead of being inclined rearwardly,may be disposed in a vertical plane without departing from the spirit ofthe invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. In a device of the class described including a stand, having atransverse bar and provided with an upright bar, the lower end of whichis bifurcated, an ironing board hav ing one end thereof supported on thestand, and a detachable longitudinal brace having its intermediateportion seated in the bifurcated end of the upright bar and its rearportion provided with a recess adapted to receive the transverse bar,the front end of the longitudinal brace being extended beneath the freeend of the board for preventing tilting movement of the latter whendownward pressure is exerted on said ironing board.

2. A device of the class described including a stand comprising frontand rear sections of different heights, the rear section being formedofspaced uprights connected by upper and lower transverse bars, anironing board having an intermediate portion thereof resting against thefront section and its rear end bearing against the lower face of theupper transverse bar on the rear stand section, a bar carried by thefront stand section and having its lower end bifurcated, and alongitudinally disposed brace having one end thereof formed with arecess for the reception of the lower transverse bar of the rear framesection and its forward end extending through the bifurcated bar of thefront stand section to a point he neath the free end of the ironingboard for engagement with a support.

3. A device of the class described including a stand formed of front andrear sec tions, one of which is shorter than the other, bars connectingsaid stand sections and having their free ends extended longitudinallybeyond the rear stand section for engagement with a support, said rearsection being provided with spaced transverse bars, a rod spaced fromone of said transverse bars, an ironing board having an intermediateportion resting on the front stand section and its rear en'd'interposedbetween the upper transverse bar of the rear stand section and said rod,a bar secured to the front stand section and having its free endbifurcated, a longitudinally disposed brace seated in the bifurcatedportion of the bar and having its rear end formed with a recess adaptedto receive the lower transverse bar of the rear stand section, theforward end of the longitudinal brace being extended beneath the freeend of the ironing board, and fastening devices piercing the front andrear stand sections and engaging the board.

4. A device of the class described including a stand formed of rigidlyconnected front and rear sections one of which is higher than the other,spaced transverse bars forming a part of the rear stand section, spacedbrackets secured to one of said transverse bars, a bar secured to thefront stand section and having its lower end bifurcated, an ironingboard resting on the top of the front stand section and bearing againstone of the transverse bars of the rear stand section and alongitudinally disposed brace having its intermediate portion seated inthe bifurcated end of the bar and its rear portion extended between thebrackets and pro vided with a recess for the reception of the lowertransverse bar of the rear stand section, the forward end of thelongitudinal brace being extended beneath the free end of the ironingboard.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE WYNDER.

lVitnesses:

J E. l/VILLIAMs, EMANUEL J. JOHNSON.

